This is a sample of special martial arts moves particular to specific races or locales in Talislanta. Rather than develop intricate martial arts for each race, most of which players won't touch because of their complexity or the fact that you only get to play so many PCs before a game ends, and each of…
Skills in Talislanta have always veered towards complexity - whether by design or by accident is debatable, but this element of the mechanics does have an effect on gameplay. Namely, it makes it somewhat harder for new players to clearly understand their PC abilities; doubly-so because Talislanta doesn't have "class abilities" or "feats" as D&D…
Did you know Talislanta had a French edition with some pretty cool illustrations? Presented here is an art gallery of all the archetypes from the French edition published by Ludopathes Editeurs (now defunct, sadly). Some of these designs are very evocative and detailed, providing an excellent reference for the cultural details of each race and…
Talislanta Incognita 